"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.